The freshman class we brought in this year is the strongest by far, from top to bottom, ... There's seven new players in the program and all of them are competing for starting positions. In the past, it hasn't been like that.

The early members of the Helena Arts Council came to seek my help in getting some art auctions going to raise funds,

The girls played extremely well defensively. It was windy conditions. They played smart. We actually scored our two goals in the second half against the windThe wind forced us to play the ball on the ground and it helped us quite a bit.

It was nice to get a win (against a regional foe) and play as well as we did.

A man was peering through my window on the Fourth of July,

A man was peering through my window on the Fourth of July. He called me up and said he wanted to look at that piece. He was from Helena but he lived in California. He bought it that day.

This is definitely the most talent we've had, ... I know that for sure.

I'm hoping we won't give up many goals this year,

We share the sentiment that this needs to be developed as quickly as possible.

We felt it was important for people to have that part of their life available in the Helena community. Now there are many artists here in the Helena community. There are artists who have moved here for that very reason.